Sports

Three Wright County teams participated in the annual Mountain Grove Open held on Oct. 1.Mountain GroveThe host Panthers were fourth in the team standings with 87 points.Leading the way for Mountain Grove was three runners with Top-20 finishes in the 51-runner field.Hunter Bartlett placed fifth...

Mansfield’s Cali Lemons strikes the ball at the net in a road victory over Plato.

The Mansfield Lady Lions’ volleyball team won two of three matches last week to push their win total to five.At Plato on Sep. 30, the Lady Lions won 27-25 and 25-23 in the first two sets before dropping two sets themselves, 25-18 and 25-16.Mansfield would hold on late to win the fifth set, 15-11....
The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team ended their fall season schedule by being shutout twice, dropping their record to 7-6. Their seventh win came in a 12-hit attack against Seymour as they defeated the Tigers on the road, 14-2.Parker Moody led the Lions with three RBIs; Braden Tate had two RBIs and...
The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team scored 12 runs in two straight wins last week to push their record to 13-7 on the season.At New Covenant Academy, the Lady Eagles’ took just enough advantage of 10 defensive errors for a 12-10 win.Peyton Dudley had three hits, five RBIs and two runs scored;...
The Norwood Pirates’ baseball team split a pair of contests last week as they hosted two Summit Conference teams.Their win came on Oct. 3 when they crushed Seymour, 11-1.Gary Williams had a big day with three hits, three RBIs and two runs scored while Brady Vaughan tallied three hits and three RBIs...

Hartville’s Alex Parsons with his School of the Ozarks medal from the race held on Oct. 4.

The Hartville Eagles’ cross country team competed in the Texidor Challenge held at the School of the Ozarks on Oct. 4.The boys finished fourth in the team standings with 81 points, just three points back of Gainesville.Alex Parsons led his squad by winning a medal with a seventh place time of 19:44...

The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team with the championship plaque from the Norwood Family Pharmacy Tournament.

The Hartville Lady Eagles’ softball team is on quite a roll after winning six of their last seven games, culminating this past weekend with a Norwood Family Pharmacy Tournament championship.In the tournament, Hartville outscored their three opponents by a 19-7 margin on their way to the title.They...

The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team with their third place plaque from the Seymour Wood Bat Tournament.

The Mansfield Lions’ baseball team rallied from a difficult extra-inning loss to leave the Seymour Wood Bat Tournament with a third place plaque.In the battle for hardware, the Lions took on the host Tigers and dealt them a 12-2 loss after scoring at least two runs in all five innings.Blake Henry...
After their recent stretch of successful matches, the Mountain Grove Lady Panthers’ volleyball team has played themselves into becoming the No. 3 team in Class 3.Strafford is ranked ahead of them, though the Lady Panthers knocked them off back on Sep. 19, 3-2. They won set one, 25-21, before...
Mansfield’s boys and girls cross country runners continue to leave their mark on the sport recently after competing in two races featuring a lot of big school runners.In the Gans Creek Classic held on the state championship course in Columbia, the Lions’ Nolyn Corder finished eighth place overall...

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